Curated OER
Chemical Formulas Unit-Day 4
The purpose of this lesson involves reviewing nomenclature and molecular
formulas as well as introducing naming molecular compounds and identifying acids. The students investigate and understand how conservation of energy
and matter is...
Virginia Department of Education
Mystery Anions
Lost an electron? You should keep an ion them. Young chemists learn qualitative analysis in the second lesson of an 11-part chemistry series. After observing reactions of simple salts, the teacher provides pupils with unknown...
American Chemical Society
Development of Baking Powder
Did you know baking powder can be used to treat acne, whiten teeth, and make sugar cookies? The lesson on the development of baking powder is ready-to-go with no preparation required. Through readings, pupils answer questions, complete...
Virginia Department of Education
Acids and Bases
What did one titration say to the other titration? We should meet at the end point! Young chemists perform four experiments: dilute solution, neutralization, titration, and figuring pH/pOH.
Curated OER
Love Canal-A Man Made Disaster
High schoolers watch a "Waste Management" Power Point as well as a "Love Canal" PowerPoint (a link is provided for the second presentation). Students write the chemical formula for each chemical and convert the contamination to grams...
Curated OER
Oil Embargo!
Ninth graders generate and analyze data to determine which and how much of two polymers best absorb oils, formulate procedure to accurately determine how many times its own weight particular polymer can absorb, and develop understanding...
Curated OER
Determine the molarity of an unknown HCl solution
Students complete a lab to help develop a comprehension of stiochiometry. They review equation writing, equation balancing, and stiochiometry. Studnets are given the following information: Sloppy students from the previous class have...
Virginia Department of Education
Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle
The best part of learning about equilibrium is that nothing changes. Young chemists observe four demonstrations during this lesson: equilibrium in a saturated solution, equilibrium with an acid-base indicator, equilibrium with cobalt...
Virginia Department of Education
Partial Pressure
At some point, everyone has been under pressure—even Dalton! Explore Dalton's law of partial pressures with young chemists as they measure the volume of air extracted from a sample compared to its original volume. Class...
Virginia Department of Education
Soap, Slime, and Creative Chromatography
Do you think chromatography paper suffers from separation anxiety? Young chemists make soap, slime, silly putty, and experiment with chromatography in this lesson. The material includes clear instructions for each experiment along with...
Virginia Department of Education
Solution Concentrations
What happens when you combine 6.022 times 10 to the 23 piles of dirt into one? You make a mountain out of a mole hill. Scholars use dehydration to obtain percent composition and then calculate the molarity of the original...
Curated OER
Learning how to balance equations
High schoolers play Chembalancer game and balance equations using the trial and error method.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Chemical Nomenclature
Read and learn about the process in which compounds are named and written. View several examples of written compounds and have access to links that give more information about writing names and formulas for compounds.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Naming Chemical Formulas
Students can use this chemistry tutorial to help them understand how to name chemical formulas.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Nomenclature: Covalent Compounds
Given descriptions, diagrams, or scenarios, students will write and name the chemical formulas of binary covalent compounds.
Other
Fernbank: Naming Chemical Compounds
Learn how to name chemical compounds. Scientist world over use a standard method for naming chemical compounds based on an international standard that makes working with chemicals not only precise but safe as well. Includes quiz.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Balancing Chemical Reactions
Learners will participate in a guided inquiry activity using manipulatives to learn how to balance chemical reactions. This activity was developed in cooperation with Michelle Holdbrooks at Thompson High School...
University of Calgary
Univeristy of Calgary: Cycloalkanes
A brief description of cycloalkanes. Properties, chemical make-up, and structure provided. Brief introduction to nomenclature of cycloalkanes and generic formula. Interactive piece requires x-pdb plug-in.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Binary Covalent Nomenclature
Quiz yourself on binary covalent nomenclature with this interactive animation. Convert formulas to names or names to formulas while learning some common compounds.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Anion Names and Formulas
Test yourself on the names and formulas of some common anions. This interactive animation makes it fun to learn about atoms that have gained electrons.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Composition
Chemical composition is a section of a larger overview on Chemistry, covering a variety of aspects. This section focuses on elements, atoms, compounds, and structure. Examples, formulas, and pictures are provided.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Atoms, Molecules and Ions
This online textbook chapter provides learners with advanced-level material on the structure and relationships between atoms, molecules and ions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Ionic Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids, and bases, using...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Molecular Compounds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will name ionic compounds containing main group or transition metals, covalent compounds, acids, and bases, using...